NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
What is the primary theory that explains a family's concept of health and illness?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Health Belief Model explains how families perceive health threats and motivations for wellness, guiding their health and illness concepts. The other options are not recognized theories. Health Promotion and Maintenance
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is having a 1-hour glucose tolerance test. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fasting for 4 hours is incorrect; a 1-hour glucose tolerance test typically requires fasting for 8 hours. The other statements are correct: no eating for 1 hour after the glucose solution and a 3-hour test if results are elevated.
Question 3 of 5
A 10-year-old weighs 99 lb (44.9 kg) and has a BMI of 24.8 kg/m² (>95th percentile). The licensed practical nurse (LPN) is collaborating with the registered nurse (RN) to formulate a weight loss plan. Which is most important for the nurse to determine?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The family's readiness for change is critical, as it determines their willingness to adopt and sustain lifestyle changes necessary for weight loss. While activity, eating habits, and finances are important, motivation drives success.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for assigned clients. The nurse should recognize the client at highest risk for developing a pulmonary embolism is the client who
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Recent cesarean birth increases pulmonary embolism risk due to immobility, surgical trauma, and hypercoagulability postpartum. Pneumonia, subdural hematoma, and hormone therapy carry lower or less immediate risks in this context.
Question 5 of 5
A hospitalized client has just been informed that he has terminal cancer. He says to the nurse, 'There must be some mistake in the diagnosis.' The nurse determines that the client is demonstrating which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Denial, per Kübler-Ross's